News articles tagged with 'cartilage'
Greater versatility of adult stem cells thanks to 3-D lab experiments
— 31 Mar 2011 15:36 | HealthA type of adult stem cell is now proving itself more versatile for research and therapies thanks to revolutionary 3D experiments. These cells have already shown great promise for repairing…
Biomarker could make diagnosing knee injury easier, less costly, Stanford othopaedists say
— 17 Feb 2011 19:09 | HealthA recently discovered biomarker could help doctors diagnose a common type of knee injury, according to a new study…
Treating the ageing knee as an organ
— 15 Feb 2011 16:33 | HealthThe human body is made up of several organs composed of tissues that enable them to perform a particular function. The heart circulates blood; the brain is the micro-neuro centre of…
Transforming skin cells into cartilage
— 10 Jan 2011 18:45 | HealthIn this paper, Noriyuki Tsumaki and his team at the Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, used fibroblasts isolated from adult mouse skin, and expressed proteins used to induce…
Biological joints could replace artificial joints soon
— 6 Jan 2011 15:17 | HealthArtificial joint replacements can drastically change a patient's quality of life. Painful, arthritic knees, shoulders and hips can be replaced with state-of-the-art metal or ceramic…
UC Davis surgeons test innovative device in patient with swallowing disorder
— 1 Dec 2010 18:07 | HealthIn what might be one of the world's first medicinal body piercings, UC Davis Health System surgeons announced today that they have successfully implanted an experimental device in the…
Light exercise may prevent osteoarthritis
— 29 Nov 2010 14:13 | HealthPeople at risk for osteoarthritis may be able to delay the onset of the disease or even prevent it with simple changes to their physical activity, according to a study presented today…
Rare disease reveals new path for creating stem cells
— 22 Nov 2010 09:58 | HealthAs debilitating as disease can be, sometimes it acts as a teacher. Researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine have found that by mimicking a rare…
'Lubricin' molecule discovered to reduce cartilage wear
— 22 Oct 2010 17:34 | HealthA team of researchers in North Carolina has discovered that lubricin, a synovial fluid glycoprotein, reduces wear to bone cartilage. This result, which has implications for the treatment…
Dinosaurs significantly taller than previously thought, MU researcher finds
— 1 Oct 2010 12:06 | Geology and palaeontologyIt might seem obvious that a dinosaur's leg bone connects to the hip bone, but what came between the bones has been less obvious. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri and…